Speaking of black jerseys, RB recruiting and ‘best scout-team LB tandem in country’
ATHENS – Notes from Mark Richt’s post-practice visit with reporters Wednesday night:
- Georgia practiced in full pads, a change from the original plan to work in shoulder pads and helmets. “We felt like we needed a little more work against the cut-blocking in particular,” Richt said. “We hadn’t done that very well yet, or well enough. And so we wanted to get a little more work at that.” All five of Georgia’s practices for the Tech game have been in full pads.
- The Bulldogs’ plan for Thursday, Richt said, is to “get up real early, have some meetings, practice and be done by 10 a.m.,” so players and coaches can “go eat Thanksgiving dinner.”
- For anyone wondering if the Bulldogs might wear black jerseys for Saturday’s game against Georgia Tech: No, Richt said. “Someone thought we might do that?” he asked. “I don’t think we’ll have a jersey change for a while here.”
- Injury updates: Backup tailback Carlton Thomas (stinger) “did all the scout work today,” Richt said. “We think he’ll be ready.” Cornerback Sanders Commings (ankle) is “practicing. He’s getting there.”
- Richt praised the season-long, practice-field performances of linebackers Jarvis Jones and Richard Samuel, both of whom are being redshirted. “I’d have to say … it’s probably the best scout-team linebacker tandem in the country,” Richt said. “They’re really outstanding talents and have given our guys all they want all year long. . . . In general, I would say the defensive scout team … is the best one in the 10 years I’ve been here.”
- Richt was asked if the disappointing performance of Georgia’s running game accentuates the need to sign a big-time running back in this recruiting season. “I would just say that we sure would love to sign a big-time back this year. How’s that?” replied Richt, choosing his words carefully. “That’s a very big priority for us.” NCAA rules, of course, prevent him from talking about specific recruits.
- Happy Thanksgiving, everybody.
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CDAWG
November 24th, 2010
7:55 pm
FIRST!!!!!
Saint Simons
November 24th, 2010
8:00 pm
Who runs this state?
Big Dawg
November 24th, 2010
8:01 pm
First?
CDAWG
November 24th, 2010
8:01 pm
Sonny Purdue does at the moment!
Big Dawg
November 24th, 2010
8:01 pm
We’ll find out again on Saturday who runs this state!!
NC-Dawg
November 24th, 2010
8:08 pm
Crowell UGA needs you!!! Be a Dawg!!!
Dawggie
November 24th, 2010
8:08 pm
Sounds like a great idea to me coach! Anyone know of any good rb’s out there that might be just exactly what coach Richt (and the entire DAWG nation) need?
Hope the Columbus crew have the time of there lives Saturday and decide that UGA has always been home and now its time to betheir college.
Rozeman
November 24th, 2010
8:09 pm
Hey dog fans, what running back do you think, will actualy commit
trupert
November 24th, 2010
8:13 pm
Go Dawgs!!!
nub
November 24th, 2010
8:25 pm
believe THIS…. DAWGNATION is tied of the BS……. this program is the TITANIC…. you can fool some of the homers all the time … however the truth is 2 outta 10 againest UF….. spin THAT …..!!!!
richt rules
November 24th, 2010
8:29 pm
CROWELL- WE LOVE U MAN– UGA IS THE PLACE FOR U !!!
Sven Ottke
November 24th, 2010
8:36 pm
Pads? All 5 days? You mean he didn’t take them swimming?
real uga fan
November 24th, 2010
8:37 pm
nub is a tech fan. THIS WILL GET TURNED AROUND STOP WITH THE TRASHING OF THE PROGRAM
Marcus
November 24th, 2010
8:38 pm
Running game looked great with Joe Cox last season. Smae O-Line, same RB’s. New QB.
Guess the QB has to know what audibles to call.
Murray doesn’t, obviously, also, with his lack of passing accuracy, teams have stuck 8 in the box, and forced Murray to win games, and he’s failed to win a game with his arm for Georgia in 2010.
I’m sure Tech will load the box, and make the error prone freshman beat them.
It’s a good strategy. At 5-6, it’s worked.
Sanford Drive
November 24th, 2010
8:39 pm
Cannot wait to turn the bug zappers on at Sanford!! Going to be a GLORIOUS day/night!!!
Marcus
November 24th, 2010
8:39 pm
Look out for Ealey.
He’s pretty awesome, the few times in his career when Bobo has let him run the ball 20 times.
Georgia’s never lost a game when Ealey gets 100 yards rushing.
He’s pretty awesome, but Crowell ain’t coming to Georgia, Georgia’s a passing team.
Ask Ealey.
Dawgs Run This State!
November 24th, 2010
8:40 pm
Crowell has a chance to do for UGA what Lattimore has done for S Carolina… I just don’t think he’s up to the challenge if he doesn’t see it yet.
Marcus
November 24th, 2010
8:40 pm
You attract a good recruit by showing a commitment to run the ball. Georgia hasn’t ever done that under Bobo.
And never will.
Marcus
November 24th, 2010
8:42 pm
Ealey averages the same ypc as Lattimore, Georgia just doesn’t believe in the running game.
If Ealey got 40 touches a game, like Lattimore does, he’d be outrushing Lattimore.
It’s a passing style offense.
Dawgs Run This State!
November 24th, 2010
8:44 pm
If Ealey/King would stay in the good graces of the coaches they would run the ball more. When you have a stud QB like Murray if makes it hard though.
Marcus
November 24th, 2010
8:44 pm
LB’s are gonna be awesome, defense is already top 25, only going to get better.
Houston going in the 1st round, leading the SEC in sacks & tfl’s, gonna attract some recruiting attention.
Grantham can coach up LB’s.
nub
November 24th, 2010
8:44 pm
message to real UGA fan … your a couch tater and NEVER had the balls to go to J Ville once in your pathic liberal … … looser ….left wing.. everyone should share .. don’t have grades .. eliminate winners and losers … probably on well fare ….
Kramer
November 24th, 2010
8:45 pm
Marcus (N): A loser with way too much time on his hands; never good in sports or getting the ladies so he spent most of his time surfing the net or reading statistics; a virgin with low self esteem; never excelled at anything in his life so he spends his spare time trashing the Dawgs.
Marcus
November 24th, 2010
8:46 pm
Man, this defense is going to be AWESOME in 2011.
And wiht Christian Lemay arriving on campus in 36 days, Georgia will have a QB to lead this team.
Gonna be a lot better team next years defensive wise, and with Lemay at QB, can’t wait.
nub
November 24th, 2010
8:47 pm
life…. so why don’t you move on to the Stanford board…. WE WANT excellence at UGA …. not a bunch of LOSERS!
Marcus
November 24th, 2010
8:50 pm
Ealey averaged close to 6 ypc last season with a decent QB calling some good run audibles, Lattimore’s at 5 ypc, and Georgia wouldn’t give Ealey the ball.
Ealey has 9 td’s on @120 carries, that’s pretty awesome ratio.
So, even if Crowell came to Georgia, Bobo won’t let you carry the ball more than 20x a game, no matter if you’re 20% more productive than Marcus Lattimore.
nub
November 24th, 2010
9:03 pm
A.J. Green stayed seated, being a junior and all, and his teammates took note.
“They were, like, ‘A.J., why are you not standing up? This is your last game!’”
——- Got it….This program is all about the money …. no concern about Championships … Very LITTLE honor at UGA!
???
November 24th, 2010
9:05 pm
Ealey couldn’t carry Lattimore’s jock. Go back to sleep humpers.
layinlow
November 24th, 2010
9:05 pm
Lemay will be redshirted next year so its just plain stupid to think he will come in and take over for murray. Whether you like Murray or not he is going to be the QB so if you don’t like that fact its going to be a tough couple of years for you pal. Murray has been a really good redshirt freshman QB so I really don’t know what you have against him.
marcus
November 24th, 2010
9:06 pm
Joe Cox a descent QB? thanks for the laugh marcus
Marcus
November 24th, 2010
9:06 pm
Dude, when Georgia gets a real QB in here, gonna be awesome with this defense.
Great video, hope for Gergia in 2011.
Check this video out, Lemay is coming, in 36 days, watch how Leamy got his team up to beat a team that hadn’t lost a home game in 22 years:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5G_W0aP0NI0&feature=related
Murray can be Lemay’s back in case Lemay gets hurt.
working for a livin'
November 24th, 2010
9:07 pm
Marcus, get job.
Marcus
November 24th, 2010
9:07 pm
Joe Cox, 8-5, Aaron Murray 5-6, nuff said.
marcus
November 24th, 2010
9:08 pm
Marcus if Lemay is so good why isnt he playing now? Thats right hes not on his high school football team is he.
Murray Fan
November 24th, 2010
9:08 pm
Marcus,
Are you Lemay’s brother or just his cousin? I admire you trying to get him a starting job next year. They will probably redshirt him next year and then they can battle for the position in 2012
working for a livin'
November 24th, 2010
9:08 pm
Marcus, get A job.
marcus
November 24th, 2010
9:09 pm
Never seen A.Murray throw pics to defensive tackles like J. Cox did.
Marcus
November 24th, 2010
9:09 pm
Richt’s self preservation will kick in at some point and he’ll start to realize, he ain’t ever gonna have a great year with Aaron “Choke City” Murray as his QB. 5-6. Soon to be 5-7. 5-7 makes you desperate. And Richt won’t repeat that same epxeriement called “The Murray trainwreck”.
Time for Lemay, let it begin.
marcus
November 24th, 2010
9:11 pm
dont forget I have to clean CMRs shoes tommorow
Fulltime dawgfan
November 24th, 2010
9:16 pm
I cant wait until saturday! First lets beat the hell out of tech, then lets get bowl eligible 2010 is a done deal let lay the ground work for 2011!!!! Go dawgs
rincon dawg
November 24th, 2010
9:16 pm
maybe coach is onto something. Last time we had a player tearing up the scout team it was knowshawn. Defensive line is where the problem is though.
Marcus
November 24th, 2010
9:23 pm
Hope Dexter Morant is still on the team, best DE in the country, besides TJ Stripling, Tyson should move over and get a lot of playing time at DE next season too. Then you got Garrison Smith and Mike Thorton. Geathers might develop, if not, grab a JUCO NT.
Jones & Samuel at LB, Ogletree, gonna be stout up the middle. Just need a solid NT to grow up soon or grab an experienced guy from JUCO.
real uga fan
November 24th, 2010
9:29 pm
HEY NUB, i’m just a georgia fan i don’t trash the program and i have been to j ville 6 times. It is easy to be a fan when your winning which we have done a lot of under richt. real fans are fans when things are not going well. So are you a tech fan or a gator fan? and go get a girl friend!
S.E. Dawg
November 24th, 2010
9:30 pm
Marcus, you need to get you a team to coach since you’re such an expert. Wonder how that would work out. You wouldn’t know real talent if it slapped you in the face.
Sensei John Kreese
November 24th, 2010
9:33 pm
Maybe Ealey would have gotten more carries if could hang on to the ball. Or maybe that was someone else who fumbled near the goal line at South Carolina and Mississippi State. It’s also hard to commit to the run when your defense hemorrhages points. Of all the problems this team has, Murray isn’t one of them.
rincon dawg
November 24th, 2010
9:38 pm
Well said SENSEI
Murray has something that you cant teach and thats called heart. Something this team needs badly. And if he was so bad why did the whole team try to run on the field when they went for murrays knee at AU? They respect him because he is the real deal.
jack bull
November 24th, 2010
9:39 pm
Murray isn’t one of our problems? guess not, if you like your QB to be ranked 11th in the SEC in passing on 3rd down, passing in the red zone and passing in the 4th qtr.. i don’t guess these three catagories matter much…unless you want to win football games…
other than those, he’s pretty good..
marcus-jackbull
November 24th, 2010
9:42 pm
=christian lemay
marcus-jackbull
November 24th, 2010
9:43 pm
next name
bitter "goega fan"
November 24th, 2010
10:17 pm
marcus the punk as– with lemay fever, go back to your high school history class and — try and learn something, stop contaminating this blog!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1 lemay and his father who held his son out of school instead of leting him deal with just punishment is not the side show that georgia needs sounds like the same sh—- that got mike fired at tx tech, no time to deal with pus— and surely the “ole”race card will surely rise when punk lemay does not get to even play on the scout team, he will surely arrive with a attitude of being “GIVEN” the starting job, after not even showing up for his senior year, what a joke for a father. send him to ALLBURN they surely no how to recruit loosers and dont mind paying for the. the sec is not about given any punk a starting QB job away
Sensei John Kreese
November 24th, 2010
10:17 pm
Aaron Murray’s rating on third down is 135.08, 5th in the SEC among starters. His rating on fourth down is 172.60, 3rd in the SEC among starters. Murray’s red zone rating is 154.06, that’s only good for seventh, but he’s second in the league in TDs thrown inside the red zone, trailing only Ryan Mallett. Overall, he’s the 4th rated starting QB in the conference, so it’s pretty apparent that he’s not a problem. I’m not sure where you get your numbers, but you should check them before running your ignorant mouth. Why don’t you go back and sit at the kids’ table and let the grown ups talk football. By the way, the plaque for the alternates is in the ladies’ room
dirtydawg
November 24th, 2010
10:36 pm
can’t wait to see how that tandem of linebackers never develops.
knowledge
November 24th, 2010
10:41 pm
Hey Marcus,
If your boy Ealey could hold on to the ball maybe he would get it more. He cost us the SC and Miss St games which put us in desperate situations. If we gave it to him more it would be more turnovers. Also tell him to stop being a prima donna and try to block a blitz so Murray doesn’t get his head taken off.
BG
November 24th, 2010
10:55 pm
Mr.Isiah Crowell, We need you at UGA! Come be a star at UGA and make your state proud of you.
Marcus
November 24th, 2010
10:56 pm
Murray threw 3 int’s and had a fumble in the Florida game, but Bobo lets him keep throwing every game just as much, and doesn’t bench Murray for playing crappy.
But there’s a double standard for Ealey. 2 fumbles, giving 100% effort, and you’re benched and carries are limited.
Ealey’s made a lot less mistakes than Murray, I’d rather have the ball in Ealey’s hands with the game on the line than Freshman meltdown King Murray.
Marcus
November 24th, 2010
10:57 pm
I see I have another imatotr, 9;59.
Tim Tucker, please drop that clown from your blog forever, violation of blog rules.
Thx.
Marcus
November 24th, 2010
10:58 pm
That’s alos bogus about the fumble thing. Ealey didn’t have a porblem with that in 2009, and averaged 6 yards a carry, and Bobo still didn’t get him enough touches.
Bobo just doesn’t believe in running the ball.
Ramguy
November 24th, 2010
10:59 pm
All the trolls that are bashing Murray are just showing their ignorance about Football. You can tell they have never worn a jockstrap.
Ramguy
November 24th, 2010
11:01 pm
I will reserve comments about LeMay when and if he goes to UGA. In any case he will be redshirted.
Marcus
November 24th, 2010
11:04 pm
Murray averages -2 yards a carry in the 4th quarter, and is ranked 84th in passing accuracy in the 4th quarter, when the game’s on the line, get the ball out of this guy’s hands.
Ealey averages a whopping 6.2 yards a carry in te 4th quarter.
Murray, -2, Ealey, +6, easy decision, unless you’re Bobo.
college is forever
November 24th, 2010
11:07 pm
http://www.collegelunchboxes.com God has given each of us 1,440 minutes every day, tomorrow please use one of them to thank him for the many blessings in your life. Have a happy, safe, and blessed Thanksgiving. Go Dawgs, Beat Tech!!!
Marcus
November 24th, 2010
11:08 pm
At 5-6, Christian Lemay has no fear of Aaron Murray, it’s not like Murray’s winning any fans beating La Lafayette, Idaho State and Vanderbilt.
Marcus
November 24th, 2010
11:09 pm
Name 1 teams Murray has beat that’s ranked in the top 25?
Marcus
November 24th, 2010
11:11 pm
If Murray wasn’t so clueless on run audibles, and if he was any kind of passing threat, teams wouldn’t be stacking 8 in the box to stop the run, like teams do against Alabama. Nobody fears Aaron “Choke City” Murray. 8 in the box means no fear.
Sensei John Kreese
November 24th, 2010
11:18 pm
There’s an argument for Ealey getting more touches. But don’t go blaming Aaron Murray for the coaches’ decisions. Ealey’s role was reduced not only because of poor performance but also a lack of commitment. It was Ealey who got into trouble before the season started and put this team in bad spots on different occasions.
Snoop Dawg
November 24th, 2010
11:18 pm
Why would Crowell, a national 5-star recruit, want to commit to UGA with the incompetent coaching staff there? What has happened to all the other 5-star recruits that UGA has recruited over the past five yeas? Nothing, except for Ebay Green who will be an NFL star one day. He’s a mercenary. So are all the rest of them. Auburn pays them, but we try to convert them to the Evangelistic Way. Doesn’t work. 5-star recruits don’t want to be coached down ala Richt and Bobo, they want to be coached up. That is why they will commit to another SEC tool that has someone named Saban, Meyer, Mullen, Chizek, or Petrino. These guys are coaches. Richt is just a wannabe CEO, really just an imposter who has gotten rich with his UGA gig. UGA will be minimized until they replace Richt with a bona fide national-level proven head coach, preferably with no ties to the UGA mafia.
Marcus
November 24th, 2010
11:21 pm
Interesting Murray stat.
3rd and 10+ yards to go? How’s “Choke City” Murray?
1) Ranked #99 in passing yards
2) ranked #89 in passing accuracy
He’s a choker folks.
Sensei John Kreese
November 24th, 2010
11:37 pm
Murray has only attempted 17 passes on 3rd down and more than 10 to go. Maybe if our Ealey were a better running back on 1st and 2nd down. Murray wouldn’t be in third and long.
Dawgfan55
November 24th, 2010
11:39 pm
Good job as usual, Tim. Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours.
Vick=Dog killing Thug
November 24th, 2010
11:49 pm
Marcus is obviously a troll making stupid comments to stir people up. The more you respond to him the more he will do it, much like saint simons…
JA Dawg
November 25th, 2010
12:15 am
Hot off the press, yet another well written, scathing article on Saban’s recruiting tactics from the Wall Street Journal (wsj.com):
“Former Players Say Saban Twisted the Truth”
Alabama’s Football Coach Said Four Athletes Were Let Go for Breaking Team Rules—Three of Them Say That’s Not True.
Crowell and other recruits may want to think twice about playing for Saban……
JA Dawg
November 25th, 2010
12:25 am
Hot off the press, yet another well written, scathing article on Saban’s recruiting tactics from the Wall Street Journal (wsj.com):
“Former Players Say Saban Twisted the Truth”
Alabama’s Football Coach Said Four Athletes Were Let Go for Breaking Team Rules—Three of Them Say That’s Not True.
Crowell and other recruits may want to think twice about playing for Alabama/Saban……
This is a follow up article to another article written by the Wall Street Journal on Sept 24 entitled:
“Alabama’s Unhappy Castoffs”
Ex-Players Say Coach Nick Saban Pressured Them to Take Medical Scholarships; a ‘Bitter’ Outcome.
These appear to be well written and researched articles (and WSJ is known for the high quality of their journalism).
This is a troubling pattern and I would be surprised if the NCAA doesn’t look further into this. Doesn’t appear that Saban has these student athletes’s best interests at heart with these kind of tactics.
Tim, It would be nice to get your and the other AJC writers opinions on these articles.
BoWeevil
November 25th, 2010
12:44 am
Running Back ?
What about loving to sign a damn Fullback, Coach Richt ?
Offensive Line, while you are at it.
Offensive Coordinator, what an idea
How about some secondary players ?
Some tall cornerbacks and big safeties
And, if Wide Receiver was a big area of need, and not signed last year
What about those this year ?
How about someone up-front to put some pressure on opposing QBs for a change ?
ron yeomans
November 25th, 2010
12:53 am
Richt is gone. 6-6 on bottom of last season. He’s gotta go! Oh he’l have 2 beat the pesky little bros from A town to do dat.Go Dawgshi_
BoWeevil
November 25th, 2010
12:54 am
Nick Saban values his Scholarships at Alabama
Coach Richt, here, by contrast, gives out half a dozen Scholarships to Walk-Ons – walk-ons who never play by the way
Coach Richt gives Scholarships out here to guys who do nothing but get arrested/suspended…and lose
Coach Richt gives Scholarships out here to players, he either doesn’t ever play, or who he rips the Redshirts off them in the game number 6 or in the quarter number 3 of game number 5
Coach Richt plays FAVORITES and doesn’t let others buried on the depth chart, play
Coach Richt signs 5 Tight Ends, then never lets any of them play
Coach Richt said all Spring, this was his DREAM TEAM
See how that worked out ?
Nick Saban does a LOT better job of valuing his Scholarships than Coach Richt who is more interested in giving a Scholarship out to some person who has a troubled past, whom he then can Minister to. Coach Richt has 2 more Scholarships he says he is still giving out to recruits who were prevented from playing football at their high school, but their Scholarship is good to go here, can’t play for high school team but boy howdy, come on to UGA where you will fit right in with all the others Arrested / Suspended and underachieving small guys no good at the position they are put at.
Hell Coach Richt recruited Cam Newton as a TIGHT END.
We need to worry about our own program, not Nick Saban who has been FAR SUPERIOR to Coach Richt.
BoWeevil
November 25th, 2010
12:58 am
I don’t know about Number 100 on 3rd Down, but he damn sure has LOST 6 games
BoWeevil
November 25th, 2010
12:58 am
6 games where the opposing Quarterback did better than he head-to-head
and
LOST
all 6
drbasic1
November 25th, 2010
1:06 am
Marcus and Jackbull
do you have the hots for Mason,Grey, or Lemay?………..with those comments, seems you do and thus must be a Tech troll. Murray is the QB, going to stay that way if for no other reason, then Richt’s loyalty to his players. As a redshirt, Murray did pretty dang good, played his heart out. I am sure you yourself would do better in that roll………..Get off this blog with your nonsense and dribble.
BoWeevil
November 25th, 2010
1:08 am
Georgia tek NCAA Rank
# 34 in wins 1959 through today – 50 years of lousy football
# 119 of 120 teams in Passing Offense (Army worse completes higher percentage)
51 completions in 139 passing attempts all season long
# 61 Scoring Offense
# 81 Rushing Defense
# 66 Total Defense
# 58 Scoring Defense
Al Groh is great
# 115 Punting
# 91 Punt Returns
# 73 Kick-Off Returns
# 54 Turnover Margin
# 94 at Sack of opposing Quarterbacks
# 85 at Tackles for a Loss
BoWeevil
November 25th, 2010
1:19 am
Alabama’s Offense cannot keep up with Auburn’s Offense
Alabama’s Defense gets no pressure on Opposing Quarterbacks
Alabama also cannot contain opposing Defenses from pressuring their QB
Alabama has no answer for Cam Newton
Alabama gave up 35 to South Carolina
Alabama gave up 24 to LSU’s lousy Offense
Cam Newton will score at will
By the way, Auburn beat BOTH South Carolina AND LSU
LOCK OF THE WEEK, take the points tomorrow, you will not need them
MCG DAWG
November 25th, 2010
2:22 am
BOEVIL….Can’t wait to see you on the Blogs Friday night after Alabama puts Auburn on their rear-ends…SELAH!
savannadawg
November 25th, 2010
2:47 am
Please someone tell me. How in the world did we get to a place where we can’t use more than two RB’s. I like CT but he is just too small. Sorry! Does anybody have an idea on Josh Clemons? Are we recruiting him? Seen some film on youtube. Looks pretty solid to me. Oh, don’t confuse this guy with the one coming out of Valdosta next year. That J. Clemons is a LB. Heck, why don’t we try to talk to the Brown kid out of Texas. I know he’s commited to Texas but maybe he made his decission too soon. the bottom line is, whom ever we recruit at what ever position, the fact remains we do NOT HAVE a very large margine for error. We need some playas.
EmmettDawg
November 25th, 2010
3:34 am
Marcus,
Your comments make me wonder if you’ve actually watched any of the games this year.
LagDawg
November 25th, 2010
4:17 am
Marcus is an idiot. Why even respond. Murray did a great job this year as a freshman. I expect he will be a whole lot better come next year. LeMay has to learn the system and get back into reading the defenses and taking hits. If we can land a JUCO DT, UGA will have a great season next year if BooBoo can be creative with the play calling. Defense should be a whole lot better next year as long as they hit the weightroom in the offseason and dedicate themselves to being great football players. UGA must learn to be more physical and more aggressive on both sides of the ball and yes we need better RBs. Josh Clemon, Quan Bray or Crowell would be big pick ups. Hopefully we can get two out of the three. We also need to make a big run at getting bigger and better WRs in 2012. We only have Conley coming in that’s at least 6 “3″. Need to get better on recruiting more bigger and more aggressive players.
Statesborodawg13
November 25th, 2010
5:08 am
Why should Coach Richt long for a big-time RB? He’ll be tucked into the “running back by committee system” just like every other running back, particularly if Bobo is kept. Ealey runs for 157 yards against KY and has disappeared since – why, cause he’s running worse? Quite the contrary, he’d finally reached the form in that game that could give GA a 100+ yards a game RB. No, he’s disappeared because, inexplicably, running the ball consistently has been taken out of the offensive game plan.
We all marvel at Murray’s guts, character, toughness, and indeed he has all that, but you know what? We’re 5 and 6 going into the season’s last game. Sticking to a finesse, pass first, glossy type offense that doesn’t use the playmakers you have was stale, is stale, and will continue to be stale as long as something doesn’t change.
just facts
November 25th, 2010
5:53 am
crowell will not come to UGA because he can see what has happened to the other “all world” rb’s that have come to UGA….they have fallen into a black hole called bobo’s offense,
destin dawg
November 25th, 2010
7:24 am
Dawgs getting better.. Tech funking out… Grantham , Belin and Lakatos.. will keep the DDDDD improving.. need a nose tackle for the 3/4.. RS and JJ will be monster LB’s.. next year… need more creative play calling on OOOOO… that’s up to COACH RICHT !!!! Please coach… there are other backs besides Crowell if he won’t commit.. a strong finish this year will help alot.. Beat GT and win a bowl game…. Go DAWGS !!!
big hoss
November 25th, 2010
8:07 am
The Techsters will control the ball for over 40 minutes. The Dawgs will wilt away waiting to get their offnese on the field. Forget the odds, it will be close. If it goes into the 4th close the Jackets will win.
Paddy
November 25th, 2010
8:18 am
nub, no school would play football if it was not for the money it generates. What is your point? Of course it is all about the money. You know they teach you how to be a successful capitalist at universities. That is why most people go to college, to get rich. WOW what a Maroon!
Dap01
November 25th, 2010
8:29 am
When CAM leaves Auburn, that will free enough money for Auburn to payoff a big time running back. Any good back needs to apply. No academic background needed, no clean arrest recorded needed.
Hit A Single
November 25th, 2010
8:37 am
Happy Thanksgiving and thank you to the troops that help provide our freedom so we can enjoy today with our families and also enjoy all the sports activities we have.
Pago Pago Dawg
November 25th, 2010
8:57 am
Ohio State still shouting that their game Sat., will be the greatest college game of the week. Sad….
JJ
November 25th, 2010
9:19 am
Samuel should have choosen GT where he could have played LB for four years instead of getting his chain jerked around by that worthless coaching staff down in Athens. They ruined Brandon Miller an they have been working on ruining Richard Samuel.
To top it all off, Samuel won’t even have a degree worth its weight in toilet paper when he leaves U(sic)GA
Muck Richt
November 25th, 2010
9:29 am
How many UGA players have been arrested this week?
Will the ones on probation be allowed to remove their ankle monitoring bracelets?
Santo Marco di Athens
November 25th, 2010
9:33 am
In the 1986 Jan Kemp trial, O. Hale Almand Jr., a lawyer for UGA, offered a justification for the favorable treatment accorded the athletes, citing a hypothetical player. “We may not make a university student out of him,” he told the jury, “but if we can teach him to read and write, maybe he can work at the post office rather than as a garbageman when he gets through with his athletic career.”
That trial exposed UGA for the football factory that it was, and exposed Vince Dooley as a fraud and a sleazebag. It also derailed Dooley’s plans for a political career. That’s why we see the decrepit old fraud doing TV commercials even now.
Mark Richt is just the latest in a line of sleazy UGA coaches who coddle athletes and discard them after four years of football. He recruits illiterate morons he knows aren’t smart enough for college, but he doesn’t care, as long as they help him line his pockets with millions of dollars each year.
Salon-tanned Saint Mark isn’t all he appears to be, is he?
tide roll
November 25th, 2010
9:52 am
“Best Scout Team” What other players could Richt possibly be talking about? Why not address a more telling issue: The worst defense Georgia’s had in 10 years. You realize that by Richt saying this stuff he’s simply trying to buy more time on the low expectation gravy train that is UGA football.
A 4 or 5 star review is in order
November 25th, 2010
9:53 am
UGA grad here, class of 71 & 73. With the 4 and 5 star kids on the campus, what have any of them done for UGA???
David Green as a red shirt frosh WON BIG vs the lowly W/L record of Aaron Murray. David Pollack was not highly regarded and was in fact, brought in as a linebacker or fullback as an add on kid. He played because he had class and he wanted to compete. Today’s UGA all wrold kids are lazy and they are not tough enough physically or mentally to compete in the upper levels of the SEC.
AJ Green? What has he ever done for UGA ?Over his 3 year career, iIf not injured, he was benched for his flea market activities or caghht pracning around in the LSU end zone,where he begged for a flag. That led to LSU getting the ensuing K.O. up field and we ended up losing.
So, I ask it again ……………………what have any of thes kids done for UGA? Orson Charles or Marlon Brown are simply two more that are taking up space and over rated.
Go Dogs. UGA wins 48-24
ole glory
November 25th, 2010
9:56 am
Lets not 4get how we looked b4 aj green came back. See that’s the problem, every position should be up 4 grabs every year. Competition brings out fierce ball players. That’s why were soft. Entitlement makes us soft!!!
Hit A Single
November 25th, 2010
10:01 am
We need a playmaker on defense and we haven’t had one since David Pollock. Houston is close to being one. And also we need good cover corners, like Jennings and his crew.
ealey just fumbled again
November 25th, 2010
10:17 am
ealey better than lattimore? right. that’s why he’s had so much success this year. Ealey also had big stats against tennessee tech last year. big whoop. Lattimore has nearly 300 yds receiving to Ealey’s 90 or so.
I think it’s pretty evident which back you’d rather have in your backfield.
wildbill
November 25th, 2010
10:27 am
I agree with many of the statements of the highly touted rb’s and pass receivers. Especially Ealey. Fumbling, not pass blocking, etc… And not just Ealey is out of shape, even here at the end of the season. I bet he would heave lunch if he ran 4 or 5 40 yard wind sprints. He runs the ball one time and takes himself out of the game. Ol Hershel would never have done that. Softness loses, every time.
GTfanfrom1951
November 25th, 2010
10:38 am
GO JACKETS ITS R. JONES TIME
The Externinator
November 25th, 2010
10:55 am
Happy Thanksgiving, everyone.
I am thankful college football brings out so much passion in everyone.
I am thankful Murray, Cummings, Thomas and the other question marks will healthy on Saturday.
I am thankful Richt had the boys in full pads all week.
I am thankful for no more black jerseys.
I am thankful that no matter what, we own Tech. (See, 8 out of 9)
And I will be thankful for the 50 we are going to hang on Tech on Saturday. Thereafter I will be amused when all the bugs will be able to say is “we would’a won if Nesbitt played.”
Go Dawgs!
P.S. (And this may be sour grapes, but after the intentional attempts to knock Murray out 2 weeks ago, Roll Tide.)
Rob
November 25th, 2010
11:13 am
No, Richt said. “Someone thought we might do that?” he asked.
dawgfan
November 25th, 2010
1:29 pm
Would you people please shut the crap up once and for all about our RBs taking themselves out of games. Good grief. Almost every team in America that has more than one back does this. It is far from controversial. You have no idea what you are talking about and need to shut up. Georgia has lots of problems right now but that is not one of them. Please shut up. Thanks.
Happy Thanksgiving.
dawginduluth
November 25th, 2010
2:32 pm
If you can’t coach ‘em up and get them ready to play an entire game, it doesn’t matter who you recruit. I haven’t seen the Dawgs play a full four quarters since Richt came to Athens. We’ve had more noteworthy performances off the field than on this year. When are they going to end the Chinese water torture?
wag
November 25th, 2010
3:49 pm
murray is a great qb and he has guts. the kid can flat play.
Buck
November 25th, 2010
4:57 pm
uga is an irrelevant wannabe football factory that only exists for kids to get drunk and learn how to bark like morons
Funny...
November 25th, 2010
5:52 pm
I’ll spin that 2-8 against Florida you idiot. I’ll spin right into an all time winning record against Florida. If you’re going to talk about the last 10 you’ve gotta talk about them all. Idiot
wildbill
November 25th, 2010
9:03 pm
Dawgfan, you must be a running back telling people to shut up. Poor taste. I will count the times Saturday that a running back takes himself out of the game due to poor conditioning. It would tickle me to see one blow supper too, that would count twice. I have been a dawg fan since 1960, and these backs need lots of work!
secbama
November 25th, 2010
9:40 pm
Crowell…Saban wants to pair you with Trent Richardson. RoLL with the Tide!
Saint Simons is a huge Loser!
November 25th, 2010
9:54 pm
You just sit in your mom’s basement and wait on a new UGA article to be posted…
Typical Tech Nerd!!
We own YOU!!
The Externinator
November 25th, 2010
10:06 pm
There is, of course, another reason we will beat Tech. Soundly.
We are just better people than the bugs are.
Go Dawgs.
Monkey Says
November 25th, 2010
11:09 pm
Does anyone really think UGA is going to be any better next year? The best players and playmakers are all gone, best rusher is gone, best tackler is gone, and best DB is gone. A backup former QB is returning punts, and you think Samuels and JJ are going to be saviors on Defense?
LeMay is a primadona QB who has a daddy just like Cameron Newton and is sitting out his senior year due to some kind of protest. Yeah that is the kind of players a coach with no confidence needs calling plays.
With opening games against a Boise St. team( which plays nobody all year long) has every opportunity each week to play many many players due to blow outs while UGA only minimally substitutes, then a South Carolina team that yes will lose some big time players has too many weapons returning and with alot of confidence to boot. An 0-2 start is very very likely and the UGA will faithful will be once again calling for Mark Richts head on a Black and Silver Platter.
Just stating the obvious…UGA fans( I am not picking on you) but get used to another 7-5, 6-6 season in 2011…
Monkey Says
November 25th, 2010
11:10 pm
should have added “pass” to the rusher comment..
Buck
November 25th, 2010
11:26 pm
taxpayer money is better spent on alcohol for the homeless than hope scholarships for uga- what a waste of an institution
Eddie Kelley
November 26th, 2010
12:02 am
http://shouldmarkrichtbefired.blogspot.com/
indianman
November 26th, 2010
12:32 am
georgia run the state in football 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2009 and they will this year also
Bulldog Friend
November 26th, 2010
6:28 am
Considering the number of interviews a head coach (Richt)
must give the media throughout the course of a season, I believe he does very well compared to another head coach
of a school close by. Not calling names. The other guys` statements ramble on and on about trying to find the right button to push, get the players motivated, etc.
Dawg fans should take it easy and be thankful.
billyboy
November 26th, 2010
7:33 am
Dawgs have the best scout team in America – - #1BCS scout team – go Dawgs!
waterdawg
November 26th, 2010
7:53 am
Gotta give Grantham a chance to get this 3-4 defense right. we all should have realized that the defense may be suspect the first season with a new coach, Other than the s. caro. game the dawgs scored enough points to win every game that was lost, just need this new defensive scheme to come together and we will be back in the thick of it all and contending. Would like to see richt calling the plays again, he handled it fine when he got here, he could do it now, leave bobo coaching qb’s where he’s comfortable.
Coastal Dog
November 26th, 2010
7:55 am
If you don’t give a back the ball 25+ times a game, how can he be a great back? Herschel’s are few and far between. You have to let most really good ones warm up by carrying the ball and letting them know they are “the man”. I hate running back by committee. That’s punk!
InmateDawg
November 26th, 2010
7:58 am
We Run This State…Penitentiary!
waterdawg
November 26th, 2010
8:02 am
just wanted to add this, great job for a first year sec QB , don`t listen to these deadheads on here that do not know what the hell they are talkin` bout`. Murray is the man that will lead this team for the next 3 years so get used to it , enough about Lemay, He is a NCAA INVESTIGATION waiting to happen and we do not need him here.
montydawg
November 26th, 2010
8:06 am
I say bring back the red pants, white jerseys and the red helmets for all away games !!!!! and go get us a big, fastback !!
Look at the game films of QB Murray
November 26th, 2010
8:12 am
If you look at the SC game film, you can see where about 4 of Murray’s passes were either over thrown or behind the back thrown on one Orson Charles ball, at the SC 4. Had two of them been caught we win. He was bad early on about his overthrows. Missed TDs they were all and ended up losing very close games.
On one long pass that was caught vs.SC ………………… receiver Kris Durden had to slow down and grab it. Had it been properly thrown …………….. it would have been a 65 yd bomb. As it turned out, it was just a long first down and w elater kicked a FG.
Murray failed terribly in the Florida game too. He tires very hard but is not the David Green caliber that we hoped for. Aaron Murray is doomed to be another Eric Zeier with EMPTY statndTime will tell. Mark Richt should have been fired in 09 and so, we UGA grads have to endure yet another
miserable recruiting class, that will lead into another sorry, miserable season for 2011.
AD McGarity knows the UGA faithful and the alum are very, very divided at best. He does not want to have to atttned alumni gatherings with negative questions cropping up one half of the time.
UGA wins big over GT ………………47-26
GO Dogs.
UGA class of 71 & 73
Hit A Single
November 26th, 2010
8:15 am
Murray is like any other QB that lacks experience coming in. He has made some throws that show just how much talent he has. Then he has missed some that looked mighty easy. Green was alot like that. I feel Murray can be just as good as Green. Green was a winner and I feel Murray is too.
tech hater
November 26th, 2010
8:21 am
Say what you want tekkerheads, at the end of the evening on Saturday, it will be crying time again for another 365. GO DAWGS! We still run the state.
Cyber Dawg
November 26th, 2010
8:24 am
Encryption keys for today’s message:
Border
Analog
Dagny
November 26th, 2010
8:28 am
I’ve never understood how anyone – even an alumnus – could support and take pride in UGA’s football team. When you look at their history for the past forty years, how can anyone ignore Jan Kemp and the “remedial studies” scam, the Jim Harrick fiasco, the DUIs in the athletic office, the DUIs and other arrests of players, the #1 party school tag (i.e., the most drunk students), the suspensions and outright dismissals, the Fulmer Cup, and on and on?
As disgraceful and humiliating as it is, I don’t see many alums and fans demanding an end to this sordid activity. It sets UGA apart as the kind of school most people abhor, and it’s become an embarrassment to the whole state of Georgia.
Will it never end? Apparently not while Mark Richt is at UGA. Richt is perhaps the biggest hypocrite in the United States. But even with all the cheating and lawlessness that he ignores, he still can’t win the SEC.
So you’re paying him to be BCS champions, but he can’t even win his SEC division. So why do you pay him millions of dollars a year?
Just asking.
Hit A Single
November 26th, 2010
8:29 am
Hey you Tech fans, you know what the fish said when he hit the wall? Dam! That is what you Tech fans will be saying again, but you will be saying dam, dam, dam, dam, dam, dam, dam, dam, dam!
Marcus
November 26th, 2010
9:18 am
If Tech gets off to a 7-0 lead, it’s over. Murray kid ain’t had a single win from behind, he’s 0-6. No resilience.
Mike Leach
November 26th, 2010
9:22 am
Will the dawg players’ fat little girlfriends be watching the game?
Athens Correctional Institute
November 26th, 2010
9:26 am
Will the dawg players be wearing their frilly red panties on Saturday? They look so good in them!
8 OUT OF 9
November 26th, 2010
9:37 am
it does not matter what we wear, we could beat the neards in red panties. speaking of red painties there pretty cool tech fans you should try and see some on your girlfriend. O WAIT I MEAN BOYFRIEND!
Razor Ramone
November 26th, 2010
9:48 am
Will Richard Samuel ever be allowed to play LB ? They took RB position away from him and put him on the scout team as a LB.
Long Gator
November 26th, 2010
9:48 am
REply to Saint Simons:
The gators run this state!
how2fish
November 26th, 2010
10:01 am
Mike Leach really a Bug making fun of a UGA players girlfriend?? Really that’s a riot!
Macclenny_dawg
November 26th, 2010
10:34 am
In general, I would say the defensive scout team … is the best one in the 10 years I’ve been here!! So this means next year our defense should be a lot better? One more year Richt SEC championship or hit the road out of Georgia!!!
Hit A Single
November 26th, 2010
11:37 am
Razor Ramone – the reason he is on the scout team is that he is being redshirted this year after an early injury. He will be playing alot of LB next year. Great team guy!
Bama_Fever
November 26th, 2010
12:18 pm
Id personally rather play somewhere that 10 wins is a down year
Dap01
November 26th, 2010
1:36 pm
Bobo does not know how to call a game. He would be a great coordinator for flag football. But he don’t have a clue how to use a running back. He don’t know how to use a qb either. Remember when he said over and over last year how he was going to design plays to sprint out Logan Gray. Logan played qb but was never sprint out in order to take advantage of his abilities.
Bobo don’t have a clue how to coordinate.
John Radney
November 26th, 2010
2:17 pm
I remember the Tide beat the dog out of the pups the last time the silly jerseys played. Does it take something that childest to recuite a certain type of player.
hbcuclassics
November 26th, 2010
3:58 pm
Black Power Poll TM
Post-season 2010
1. Bethune (14)
2. S. Carolina St (12)
3. Albany St (5)
4. FAMU
5. Texas Southern
6. Grambling (23)
7. FVSU (22)
8. Tuskegee
9. Morehouse (23)
10. Shaw (25)
(#) – Top 25 Ranking Coaches Polls, FCS, AFCA
Tuskegee 17 Alabama St 10
SC State v. Ga Southern – Nov. 27
Wingate v. Albany St. – Nov. 27
Grambling v. Southern – Nov. 27
http://www.hbcuclassics.com
MWHDAWG
November 26th, 2010
7:14 pm
The DAWGS are my heart & soul but we have more problems on the field than we do on the sidelines. Poor exection and poor tackling are key. The off the field distractions are WAY TOO high. This is a SCHOOL and not a show…that comes later in the NFL and that is questionable…let’s play football !!!
BoWeevil
November 26th, 2010
11:13 pm
MCG DAWG
November 25th, 2010 2:22 am
“BOWEEVIL….Can’t wait to see you on the Blogs Friday night after Alabama puts Auburn on their rear-ends…SELAH!”
BoWeevil
November 27th, 2010
1:34 am
MCG DAWG
Mighty Cowering Glower DAWG before the game
Mighty Cowering Gone DAWG after the game
If you can’t take your medicine, don’t dish it out to me when I told you so
Take the points, you will not need them
LOCK of the WEEK
bugsquacher
November 27th, 2010
3:55 am
Would it not be depressing to know that your team is going to lose year in and year out to the superior football program in the state? I feel sorry for the nerds…………. ahh…… no, it was just indigestion……
Nerds!!!!!!! Losers…….
Frankie
November 27th, 2010
3:15 pm
I agree, when you’re 0-6 in come from behind games, Murray lacks that “it” factor, just not tough enough mentally to be a big time SEC QB.
NorthGaDawg
November 27th, 2010
11:44 pm
42-34 We still run this state. Sorry nerds, great try, but that’s how it goes……
bigcalidawg
November 27th, 2010
11:46 pm
Saint Simons
“November 24th, 2010
8:00 pm
Who runs this state?”
We do……..
bigcalidawg
November 28th, 2010
12:36 am
“Dagny
November 26th, 2010
8:28 am”
While your post is somehow insinuating that UGA athletics is “more corrupt” than other institutions…..please tell me what academic institution you stand behind.
If your school of choice is a division 1 school, I will happily perform the same dilligent google search as yourself, and pull up every disgression over the past forty years and provide a laundry list of infractions.
Like we are the only university with teenagers…………
Longwinded stooge………
Marcus
November 28th, 2010
2:05 am
Aaron Murray is the reason UGA almost lost. He should have gone out there on defense and stopped the triple option on his own. And his completion rating was a horrid 79% with 271 yards and 3 touchdowns. Are you kidding me? He is the worst QB ever to play at UGA.
dawgfacedboy
November 29th, 2010
3:32 pm
Marcus what f’ng season have you been watching. Bobo is dead set on having as close to even pass/run game every week as someone can be. He gets blasted on here for sticking with the run game too much. Murray hasn’t won a game with his arm this season????? Buddy we damn sure haven’t won a game this season with the running game.
Ealey is avg. 5.3 a carry and King is avg. 5.4. Ealey has 3 more games under his belt this year and has 751 yards and 11 TD to King’s 455 on 80 attempts with 2. 60 more attempts puts him even with Ealey and at 5.4 a clip that puts him essentially dead even with Ealey.
NOt sure what team you’ve been watching but if not for Lattimore then Murray would be the hands down favorite for SEC frosh of the year.
jonkdawg
November 30th, 2010
3:39 pm
Oh yeah Christian Lemay!!